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    Pudgy got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
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    Pudgy reacted to Srecko Sostar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Watch SM.  
    A) I am not the author of this video so I am not misleading anyone. It can only be the author of a video who explaining his faith to the public and causes your anxiety.
    B) Fact is, there is no single religion on this Earth that is not the cause of delusions and deviations and misleadings.
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Then perhaps you need to be neutered..then you might calm down and be peaceable puppy who couldn’t careless…😁
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    Pudgy got a reaction from Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
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    Pudgy got a reaction from JW Insider in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    That may be preferable to what is coming ….
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Well after  the thousand years you can run naked thru  the poppy fields and leave your tie behind….wooo hooo!!!!!
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    Pudgy reacted to Arauna in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Thinking - you will have to try to get used to the American humor.  I do not understand it myself.  I often tramp in it. LOL
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Very sad all the way around….but this is how the demons infiltrate all forums ..
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Okay got you..but it’s hard to read sarcasm and flippancy…for me anyway..just when I thought I had worked you out you screwed with my head….all good..✌️
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    Pudgy reacted to Arauna in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Yes, if one preaches with kindness you are bound to find listeners and agreement..... but John said himself that "revilers" will not inherit the Kingdom.  
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    Pudgy reacted to Space Merchant in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Ah here we go again. This is the same argument Butler made, and was corrected.
    Also you might want to re-check the history of the UUA/UUO.

     
    It is quite clear I am not a Oneness Believer, Oneness is the view of a Unitarian Universalist. Therefore, comparing apples to an orange does not produce factual information, likewise to what Butler did.
    Quite obvious by my other responses.
    That being said, and now you are confusing denominations. Quite the predicament you put yourself in.
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    Pudgy reacted to JW Insider in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Of course, I was being a bit flippant. I was thinking a bit like Dmitar when he used this kind of wordplay a while back in another topic:
    The Watchtower did something similar when we used to emphasize more often that even Abel was one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
    Using the same reasoning, if you are a Witness, I would certainly hope you are also both a Restorationist and a Unitarian. I know you knew what I meant, but for those who didn't, I'll offer a bit more explanation.
    If you believe there is only one God then you are a Unitarian and not a Trinitarian. Merriam-Webster includes the following as the very first Definition of unitarian:
    1a often capitalized : one who believes that the deity exists only in one person
    And the Watchtower recognizes this as a the primary tenet of unitarianism.
    *** w77 4/15 p. 247 Isaac Newton’s Search for God ***
    Our Unitarian Heritage, by Earl M. Wilbur, Boston 1925, pp. 289-294.
    *** w57 7/15 p. 428 par. 3 The Holy Spirit—Third Person of Trinity or God’s Active Force? ***
    With but very few exceptions the creeds of Christendom state that God’s holy spirit is the third person of a trinity, coequal, coeternal and cosubstantial with the Father and the Son. . . . An exception is the Unitarian creed . . . ”—Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, Abbott.
    And of course we believe strongly that the true religion should be restored according to first century Christianity rather than the apostasy that took over mostly from the second century onward, which was the goal of the Restorationist movement that Russell participated in:
    *** w14 5/15 p. 26 par. 1 Are You Moving Ahead With Jehovah’s Organization? ***
    JEHOVAH is rightly credited with the establishment of the Christian congregation in the first century and with the restoration of true worship in recent times.
    *** g89 10/22 p. 20 Part 20—19th Century Onward—Restoration Imminent! ***
    Clearly, what was needed was restoration, the restoration of true worship!...Back in the first century, Jesus reactivated true worship in the form of Christianity. Yet, he prophesied that there would be an apostasy. ... In the latter half of the 19th century, the appointed time for this restoration of true worship was at the doors.  Charles Taze Russell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1852...
    @Space Merchant appears to use this same idea of restorationism similar to the first sentence under that topic in Wikipedia.
    Restorationism (or Christian primitivism) is the belief that Christianity has been or should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church, which restorationists see as the search for a purer and more ancient form of the religion.[1][2][3]
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Yes we must have free right as to which government we choose to come under …we make that decision at baptism….and we take and bear the consequences of that decision.
    we dont get baptized if we Choose  to vote for a man made ..or still desire to participate in such things …..doesn’t take a scientist to work that one out.
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    This comment basically uncovers yourself ..no witness in good standing and mature would ever post this as it would be considered slanderous by scriptural understanding. You would be if Pudgy wished brought before the elders to explain your accusation and where you got your info and how and why you said such things on a public medium.
    In fact your statement could actually put yourself before a judicial committee.
    At the least it shows a immaturity which rules out any thing you tend to say as untrustful..and prepared to sink to slanderous talk vis biblical standards.
    Personally I find it disgusting.
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    Pudgy got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Oh, just as an aside, in Finland the government considers impairing a person’s right to vote in any way to be akin to a crime against humanity and a violation of a persons basic human rights, therefore the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society in Finland does not in anyway impose congregational sanctions against any brother or sister who chooses to vote, and does not speak against it in any way whatsoever, which would be a punishable felony, as a violation of basic human rights.
    I agree with that.
     
     
     
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    Pudgy got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    When I was a teenager I was exposed to the words of Thomas Jefferson, who said “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility towards every form of tyranny over the mind of man.“
    I realize now, that since then, I have never been “neutral”. 
     
     
     
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    Pudgy reacted to Arauna in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Jesus was accused of sedition because he preached about a kingdom not being of this world. 
    This reminds me of the jab.  They do not speak against the jab.  Soon the governments will become more adamant especially when they want to barcode everyone in some way and jab you every year.  Each individual will have to make their own decision as to what they will do...... no more holding of hands...and leading the toddlers along..  We must learn to think and please Jehovah because we want to!
    I read an old JW publication in which it explains this very well.  It refers to Psalm 45 where Jehovah will prepare a body for Jesus and he laid it upon the Altar of Jehovah - in the greater temple sanctuary.  This altar stands for the "will of Jehovah".  Jesus came to do the will of Jehovah even right to his death.  So, do we do the bidding of men to stay out of trouble and worship the beast? Or do we do the will of Jehovah and stay faithful only to Him.   There is a difference to fighting for 'freedom' in a political way and only staying calmly and peacefully faithful to Jehovah because Jehovah recognizes our right to choose to serve him. Like Jeus we could be called seditious at this point.
    The Mosaic LAW given to the Israelites guarantees freedom of choice and a freedom to own your own property - no one should covet it and take any property of yours away.  So it is in the law of Jehovah.  BUT one must be cautious to politicize this freedom and stand up against government.  It should only be a religious choice.  Especially when the government starts to take away your property, and fine you, and even put you in jail, because you refuse to vote or obey mandates which takes away a choice. 
    We all will be facing these choices soon! Be careful not to politicize your choices.
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    Pudgy reacted to Space Merchant in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Speaking about voting, sometimes one's stance can cause someone to make assumptions. For instance, a JW can preach to someone in a Blue State on the matter of, for example, child abortion and life. Granted all of us know how life is viewed, even what the Bible says, the home owner would mistaken you for a Right-Winger whereas that same home owner is for abortion. They conclude that, although neutral, you are a Conservative Voter.
    Even when it comes to a Biblical view, those of he political paradigm often confuse themselves.
    Elsewhere there ae those who force you into a political side.
    That being said, in the New Normalcy, the paradigm is a lot more aggressive.
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    Pudgy reacted to TrueTomHarley in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    He never said that! What a bunch of rubbish!
    What he said was, “You can lead a horse to drink but you can’t make him water.”
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    Pudgy reacted to Dmitar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    @Pudgy Care to tell @Thinking the TRUTH about your Voter Registration in 2016, way before you were d'fd? The good thing, your right to vote for plenty of government positions hasn't been denied.
    So, how are you not afflicted. In your state it's classified as UNA, but tell me, you go for the Republican Party as a NRA enthusiast, right? Or are you now an NRA member too. 
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    Pudgy got a reaction from Dmitar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    … Concerning Dmitar’s compulsion to lie, denegrate, and slander, I am reminded of the words of Abraham Lincoln “Trolls on the Internet are trying to save face, without regard to which one they save.”
     
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    Pudgy reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Truth is truth Dmitar…I even upvote you when you speak truths ..
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    Pudgy got a reaction from Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Nor did I, but then again Dmitar is a proven liar and slanderer, as has been proven from his own words, so when he makes statements about what WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE, also completely made up from his imagination, there is a word that comes to mind….
    ….. normal.

     

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